Incredibly, the UK is home to the largest land slug in the world – the ash-black slug. Despite its name, they come in all different colours, from toffee-blonde to brown and deep charcoal.

The ash black slug, considered to be the world’s largest land slug as it can grow to 25cm long (10 inches) and which has a bizarre mating ritual in which a couple suspend themselves from a tree ...

The Pacific banana slug is characterized by its sometimes-dappled yellow coloring and impressive size that ranks it the second-largest land slug in the world. They often live in the coastal forests of ...

The Pacific banana slug is characterized by its sometimes-dappled yellow coloring and impressive size that ranks it the second-largest land slug in the world. They often live in the coastal ...

Like all slugs, banana slugs use four tentacles to sense their environment. A pair of upper tentacles, protruding from the top of their heads, are optical. Tiny black dots, or “eyes,” at the ...

UC Santa Cruz genomics experts gained new insights into the campus's endearingly eccentric mascot — and overcame the unique ...